Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Herbert Putnam
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Putnam, Herbert
Related Questions
Read Next
Technical insides of a desktop computer
5 Components of Information Systems
Sydney Opera House, Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames
The Fortune-Teller, oil on canvas by Georges de La Tour, probably the 1630s; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. (101.9 x 123.5 cm.) (The Fortune Teller)
10 Paintings You Should See at the Met in New York City
Piles of books.
Pro and Con: Banned Books
New York city skyline aerial with the Empire State Building, New York City, New York.
13 Iconic Buildings to Visit in New York City
Discover
Data analysis of the Super Bowl's "winningest" teams, game locations, MVP winners by position, teams with the most game losses. football, sports, infographic
From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
6 Important Mughal Emperors
Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
Vietnam War Timeline
January 21, 2019: Superbowl LIII will be played at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, February 3, 2019 against the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams.
What Was the Super Bowl’s First Blockbuster Commercial?
Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

Herbert Putnam: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Herbert-Putnam
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born September 20, 1861 • New York City • New York
Died August 14, 1955 (aged 93) • Woods Hole • Massachusetts
Notable Family Members sister Mary Putnam Jacobi

Photos

Putnam, Herbert
See All Images →
Melvil Dewey
Melvil Dewey
American librarian
Oscar Sonneck
American musicologist, librarian, and editor
S.R. Ranganathan
Indian librarian
Naudé, Gabriel
Gabriel Naudé
French librarian
James Hadley Billington
American librarian
A pioneering librarian
Belle da Costa Greene
American librarian and bibliographer
Carla Hayden
Carla Hayden
American librarian
Archibald MacLeish
American author, educator, and public official
Billings, John Shaw
John Shaw Billings
American surgeon and librarian
Walter Netsch
Walter Netsch
American architect
H.H. Richardson
American architect
Augusta Braxton Baker
American librarian and storyteller
Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild
American librarian and educator
Mary Elizabeth Wood
American librarian and missionary
Hunt, Richard Morris
Richard Morris Hunt
American architect
Ruth Winifred Brown
American librarian and activist
McKim, Charles Follen
Charles Follen McKim
American architect
Gordon Bunshaft, c. 1950s.
Gordon Bunshaft
American architect
Roland B. Dixon
American anthropologist
Cret, Paul Phillippe: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building
Paul Phillippe Cret
American architect